Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 10 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
11.0° C
1.7° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (10 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)--
Afternoon (10 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)10s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 11°C on Mon morning, min 6°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
2
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.2
SSW
18
1.2
S
16
1.2
SSW
16
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
15
1.1
SSW
14
1.1
SSW
13
1
SSW
12
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
10
0.8
SSW
10
0.7
SSW
10
0.5
SSW
14
0.6
S
10
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
590
502
432
377
377
940
790
768
605
551
485
437
313
217
191
147
139
102
115
65
176
176
173
165
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
25
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
00:11AM1.75m
12:47PM1.92m
1:09AM1.81m
1:44PM2.02m
2:06AM1.88m
Low Tide
6:02PM0.30m
6:23AM0.19m
7:01PM0.24m
7:19AM0.11m
7:59PM0.18m
8:17AM0.04m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:58
7:58
7:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:06
5:06
5:07
5:07
 mm
Temp °C
8
7
8
8
6
6
6
8
9
7
7
7
7
6
7
8
9
8
9
9
8
7
7
11
Feels °C
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
5
7
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
5
3
4
4
4
3
3
5
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